What color is #CADBDA?

#CADBDA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADBDA?

The RGB value is 202, 219, 218: 202 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADBDA?

The complementary color is #DBCACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADBDA color

#CADBDA rgb(202, 219, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CADBDA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (202, 219, 218).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#CADBDA color codes

HEX	`#CADBDA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 219, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.15, -5.86, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.15, 6.04, 193.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.341, 68.281, 76.211)`
Decimal	`13294554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADBDA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CADBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CADBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadbda; }
.text { color: #cadbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 219 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadbda, #cad3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CADBDA?: #CADBDA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADBDA?: The RGB value is 202, 219, 218: 202 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADBDA?: The complementary color is #DBCACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.